Peg
Wood rarely survives from Roman Exeter so this peg is an unusual item. It is a similar shape to tent pegs found at other Roman sites, but is smaller and shows no sign of hammering on the top. It is uncertain what it was used for.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 858/1989/2
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Exeter archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit
- Material
- woodoak
- Common Name
- peg
- Simple Name
- peg
- Period Classification
- Roman (43-410)
- Production Year Low
- 50
- Production Year High
- 75
